A word for 'hiding strong emotions'

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My partner is a very passionate, loving and caring person. He does however keep these emotions unexpressed, hidden. Though not in a negative way and not to me.
Is there a word that defines this?
Example sentence - "His ( blank ) enabled him to hide his strong emotions from other's".
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My partner is a very passionate, loving and caring person. He does however keep these emotions unexpressed, hidden. Though not in a negative way and not to me.
Is there a word that defines this?
Example sentence - "His ( blank ) enabled him to hide his strong emotions from other's".
Thanks
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English perhaps ?
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My partner is a very passionate, loving and caring person. He does however keep these emotions unexpressed, hidden. Though not in a negative way and not to me.
Is there a word that defines this?
Example sentence - "His ( blank ) enabled him to hide his strong emotions from other's".
Thanks
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My partner is a very passionate, loving and caring person. He does however keep these emotions unexpressed, hidden. Though not in a negative way and not to me.
Is there a word that defines this?
Example sentence - "His ( blank ) enabled him to hide his strong emotions from other's".
Thanks
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English perhaps ?
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Hi Novae, welcome to EL&U. You might not be aware that there are strict rules for single-word-requests: "To ensure your question is not closed as off-topic, please be specific about the intended use of the word. You must include a sample sentence demonstrating how the word would be used." You can add this using the edit link. For further guidance, see How to Ask, and make sure you also take the EL&U Tour :-)
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Thanks for the guidance Chappo. I'll add a sample sentence now.
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English perhaps ?
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– Chappo
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Thanks for the guidance Chappo. I'll add a sample sentence now.
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English perhaps ?
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English perhaps ?
– mgb
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Thanks for the guidance Chappo. I'll add a sample sentence now.
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Stoic is a term for someone who can handle pain and hardship without showing one's feelings or complaining
Thanks for helping. He is stoic, yes, when required. But that also implies coping with something, whereas I am talking about a man with lovely feelings that he keeps private.
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I'd recommend impassive.
From Merriam-Webster:
giving no sign of feeling or emotion : EXPRESSIONLESS
Yes, we both thought impassive was correct, but when I looked up the definition it states that 'impassive' can also mean to be emotionless, which is far from the truth regarding him. So I'm not sure.
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"His serious mien enabled him to hide strong emotions from others".
mien TFD & Vocabulary.com
bearing or manner, especially as it reveals an inner state of mind: a
person's appearance or demeanor
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No single word comes to mind other than already stated, so:
"His practiced facade of insouciance enabled him to hide his strong emotions from others."
- facade
An artificial or deceptive front.
- insouciance
the quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern;
indifference.
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It sounds like your partner is reserved. From Oxford Dictionaries:
Slow to reveal emotion or opinions
This fits your description of your partner as someone who generally keeps his emotions hidden, but who does share them with you (though, I'm guessing, only after a gradual process of getting to know you). Note that the term reserved doesn't imply a lack of emotions or opinions. In fact, the definition from Collins Dictionary is
Someone who . . . keeps their feelings hidden
which (in addition to sounding very much like your description) strongly implies that there are emotions to be hidden. However, a person who is reserved could be mistaken as unemotional by people who don't see beneath the surface calm.
For your example sentence, you need the noun form.1 From Cambridge Dictionaries:
reserve noun (SHY BEHAVIOUR)
★ [ U ] tending to keep your feelings or thoughts private rather than showing them
So you could say
His reserve enabled him to hide his strong emotions from others.
You could also add an adjective to make the sentence more pointed, as in his natural reserve or his habitual reserve. Similarly, if you wanted to stick with the adjective, you could rephrase slightly:
His reserved (nature/demeanor/etc.) enabled him to hide his strong emotions from others
Or
Because he was (always/naturally/habitually) reserved, he was able to hide his strong emotions from others
1Of course there is also the noun form reservation, but that generally isn't used with this sense of reserve and reserved: When a table is reserved, someone has a reservation; but when a person is reserved, that person only has reserve.
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Stoic is a term for someone who can handle pain and hardship without showing one's feelings or complaining
Thanks for helping. He is stoic, yes, when required. But that also implies coping with something, whereas I am talking about a man with lovely feelings that he keeps private.
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Stoic is a term for someone who can handle pain and hardship without showing one's feelings or complaining
Thanks for helping. He is stoic, yes, when required. But that also implies coping with something, whereas I am talking about a man with lovely feelings that he keeps private.
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Stoic is a term for someone who can handle pain and hardship without showing one's feelings or complaining
Stoic is a term for someone who can handle pain and hardship without showing one's feelings or complaining
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Thanks for helping. He is stoic, yes, when required. But that also implies coping with something, whereas I am talking about a man with lovely feelings that he keeps private.
– Novae
8 hours ago
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Thanks for helping. He is stoic, yes, when required. But that also implies coping with something, whereas I am talking about a man with lovely feelings that he keeps private.
– Novae
8 hours ago
Thanks for helping. He is stoic, yes, when required. But that also implies coping with something, whereas I am talking about a man with lovely feelings that he keeps private.
– Novae
8 hours ago
Thanks for helping. He is stoic, yes, when required. But that also implies coping with something, whereas I am talking about a man with lovely feelings that he keeps private.
– Novae
8 hours ago
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I'd recommend impassive.
From Merriam-Webster:
giving no sign of feeling or emotion : EXPRESSIONLESS
Yes, we both thought impassive was correct, but when I looked up the definition it states that 'impassive' can also mean to be emotionless, which is far from the truth regarding him. So I'm not sure.
– Novae
8 hours ago
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I'd recommend impassive.
From Merriam-Webster:
giving no sign of feeling or emotion : EXPRESSIONLESS
Yes, we both thought impassive was correct, but when I looked up the definition it states that 'impassive' can also mean to be emotionless, which is far from the truth regarding him. So I'm not sure.
– Novae
8 hours ago
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I'd recommend impassive.
From Merriam-Webster:
giving no sign of feeling or emotion : EXPRESSIONLESS
I'd recommend impassive.
From Merriam-Webster:
giving no sign of feeling or emotion : EXPRESSIONLESS
answered 11 hours ago
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Yes, we both thought impassive was correct, but when I looked up the definition it states that 'impassive' can also mean to be emotionless, which is far from the truth regarding him. So I'm not sure.
– Novae
8 hours ago
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Yes, we both thought impassive was correct, but when I looked up the definition it states that 'impassive' can also mean to be emotionless, which is far from the truth regarding him. So I'm not sure.
– Novae
8 hours ago
Yes, we both thought impassive was correct, but when I looked up the definition it states that 'impassive' can also mean to be emotionless, which is far from the truth regarding him. So I'm not sure.
– Novae
8 hours ago
Yes, we both thought impassive was correct, but when I looked up the definition it states that 'impassive' can also mean to be emotionless, which is far from the truth regarding him. So I'm not sure.
– Novae
8 hours ago
add a comment |
"His serious mien enabled him to hide strong emotions from others".
mien TFD & Vocabulary.com
bearing or manner, especially as it reveals an inner state of mind: a
person's appearance or demeanor
add a comment |
"His serious mien enabled him to hide strong emotions from others".
mien TFD & Vocabulary.com
bearing or manner, especially as it reveals an inner state of mind: a
person's appearance or demeanor
add a comment |
"His serious mien enabled him to hide strong emotions from others".
mien TFD & Vocabulary.com
bearing or manner, especially as it reveals an inner state of mind: a
person's appearance or demeanor
"His serious mien enabled him to hide strong emotions from others".
mien TFD & Vocabulary.com
bearing or manner, especially as it reveals an inner state of mind: a
person's appearance or demeanor
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No single word comes to mind other than already stated, so:
"His practiced facade of insouciance enabled him to hide his strong emotions from others."
- facade
An artificial or deceptive front.
- insouciance
the quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern;
indifference.
add a comment |
No single word comes to mind other than already stated, so:
"His practiced facade of insouciance enabled him to hide his strong emotions from others."
- facade
An artificial or deceptive front.
- insouciance
the quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern;
indifference.
add a comment |
No single word comes to mind other than already stated, so:
"His practiced facade of insouciance enabled him to hide his strong emotions from others."
- facade
An artificial or deceptive front.
- insouciance
the quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern;
indifference.
No single word comes to mind other than already stated, so:
"His practiced facade of insouciance enabled him to hide his strong emotions from others."
- facade
An artificial or deceptive front.
- insouciance
the quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern;
indifference.
answered 2 hours ago


Duckisaduckisaduck
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It sounds like your partner is reserved. From Oxford Dictionaries:
Slow to reveal emotion or opinions
This fits your description of your partner as someone who generally keeps his emotions hidden, but who does share them with you (though, I'm guessing, only after a gradual process of getting to know you). Note that the term reserved doesn't imply a lack of emotions or opinions. In fact, the definition from Collins Dictionary is
Someone who . . . keeps their feelings hidden
which (in addition to sounding very much like your description) strongly implies that there are emotions to be hidden. However, a person who is reserved could be mistaken as unemotional by people who don't see beneath the surface calm.
For your example sentence, you need the noun form.1 From Cambridge Dictionaries:
reserve noun (SHY BEHAVIOUR)
★ [ U ] tending to keep your feelings or thoughts private rather than showing them
So you could say
His reserve enabled him to hide his strong emotions from others.
You could also add an adjective to make the sentence more pointed, as in his natural reserve or his habitual reserve. Similarly, if you wanted to stick with the adjective, you could rephrase slightly:
His reserved (nature/demeanor/etc.) enabled him to hide his strong emotions from others
Or
Because he was (always/naturally/habitually) reserved, he was able to hide his strong emotions from others
1Of course there is also the noun form reservation, but that generally isn't used with this sense of reserve and reserved: When a table is reserved, someone has a reservation; but when a person is reserved, that person only has reserve.
add a comment |
It sounds like your partner is reserved. From Oxford Dictionaries:
Slow to reveal emotion or opinions
This fits your description of your partner as someone who generally keeps his emotions hidden, but who does share them with you (though, I'm guessing, only after a gradual process of getting to know you). Note that the term reserved doesn't imply a lack of emotions or opinions. In fact, the definition from Collins Dictionary is
Someone who . . . keeps their feelings hidden
which (in addition to sounding very much like your description) strongly implies that there are emotions to be hidden. However, a person who is reserved could be mistaken as unemotional by people who don't see beneath the surface calm.
For your example sentence, you need the noun form.1 From Cambridge Dictionaries:
reserve noun (SHY BEHAVIOUR)
★ [ U ] tending to keep your feelings or thoughts private rather than showing them
So you could say
His reserve enabled him to hide his strong emotions from others.
You could also add an adjective to make the sentence more pointed, as in his natural reserve or his habitual reserve. Similarly, if you wanted to stick with the adjective, you could rephrase slightly:
His reserved (nature/demeanor/etc.) enabled him to hide his strong emotions from others
Or
Because he was (always/naturally/habitually) reserved, he was able to hide his strong emotions from others
1Of course there is also the noun form reservation, but that generally isn't used with this sense of reserve and reserved: When a table is reserved, someone has a reservation; but when a person is reserved, that person only has reserve.
add a comment |
It sounds like your partner is reserved. From Oxford Dictionaries:
Slow to reveal emotion or opinions
This fits your description of your partner as someone who generally keeps his emotions hidden, but who does share them with you (though, I'm guessing, only after a gradual process of getting to know you). Note that the term reserved doesn't imply a lack of emotions or opinions. In fact, the definition from Collins Dictionary is
Someone who . . . keeps their feelings hidden
which (in addition to sounding very much like your description) strongly implies that there are emotions to be hidden. However, a person who is reserved could be mistaken as unemotional by people who don't see beneath the surface calm.
For your example sentence, you need the noun form.1 From Cambridge Dictionaries:
reserve noun (SHY BEHAVIOUR)
★ [ U ] tending to keep your feelings or thoughts private rather than showing them
So you could say
His reserve enabled him to hide his strong emotions from others.
You could also add an adjective to make the sentence more pointed, as in his natural reserve or his habitual reserve. Similarly, if you wanted to stick with the adjective, you could rephrase slightly:
His reserved (nature/demeanor/etc.) enabled him to hide his strong emotions from others
Or
Because he was (always/naturally/habitually) reserved, he was able to hide his strong emotions from others
1Of course there is also the noun form reservation, but that generally isn't used with this sense of reserve and reserved: When a table is reserved, someone has a reservation; but when a person is reserved, that person only has reserve.
It sounds like your partner is reserved. From Oxford Dictionaries:
Slow to reveal emotion or opinions
This fits your description of your partner as someone who generally keeps his emotions hidden, but who does share them with you (though, I'm guessing, only after a gradual process of getting to know you). Note that the term reserved doesn't imply a lack of emotions or opinions. In fact, the definition from Collins Dictionary is
Someone who . . . keeps their feelings hidden
which (in addition to sounding very much like your description) strongly implies that there are emotions to be hidden. However, a person who is reserved could be mistaken as unemotional by people who don't see beneath the surface calm.
For your example sentence, you need the noun form.1 From Cambridge Dictionaries:
reserve noun (SHY BEHAVIOUR)
★ [ U ] tending to keep your feelings or thoughts private rather than showing them
So you could say
His reserve enabled him to hide his strong emotions from others.
You could also add an adjective to make the sentence more pointed, as in his natural reserve or his habitual reserve. Similarly, if you wanted to stick with the adjective, you could rephrase slightly:
His reserved (nature/demeanor/etc.) enabled him to hide his strong emotions from others
Or
Because he was (always/naturally/habitually) reserved, he was able to hide his strong emotions from others
1Of course there is also the noun form reservation, but that generally isn't used with this sense of reserve and reserved: When a table is reserved, someone has a reservation; but when a person is reserved, that person only has reserve.
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Thanks for the guidance Chappo. I'll add a sample sentence now.
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